161: What We Really Need To Be Healthy in 2026 with Russell Bishop
The Quantum Biology Collective Podcast
Heart as Center of Knowing
Russell describes the heart chart, intuition's roots, and training spiritual perception as a muscle to develop.
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“Knowledge is always present, but I may not be present with the knowledge,” says Russell Bishop, renowned personal development leader and founder of Insight Seminars, joining the Quantum Biology Collective Podcast to explore the nature of awareness, consciousness, and the power of choice in shaping our reality. Drawing from a lifetime of guiding transformational experiences—including his own journey through adversity, spiritual awakening, and decades at the intersection of personal healing and consciousness research—Russell Bishop lays out a radical but deceptively simple truth: the answers, experiences, and peace we seek are already present; our challenge is learning to tune in.
In a riveting and deeply personal exchange with Meredith Oke, Russell Bishop delves into how we can shift from chasing external symbols—like money, status, or even health—to consciously cultivating the experience and inner states we truly desire. He reveals why most transformation is really “awakening to something that’s always been present,” and shares both practical tools and paradigm-shifting insights that will challenge your ideas about agency, victimhood, healing, and the science of consciousness itself.
Tune in to the Quantum Biology Collective Podcast to hear more about why true change is not about adding something new, but remembering and reconnecting with our innate capacity for loving, awareness, and transcendence—plus the latest research at the frontiers of quantum biology and spiritual science. Discover how to author your experience, unlock intuitive knowing, and become present with the knowledge that’s been within you all along.
5 Key Takeaways
- Stop chasing symbols—focus on the quality of experience you truly desire. Ask yourself what feeling you’re really after, and choose to create it now.
- Practice conscious awareness. Shift out of autopilot by regularly asking yourself, “What am I experiencing? Do I want more or less of this?”
- Release attachment to circumstance. Author your day by choosing how you respond in every moment; your experience isn’t defined by your situation.
- Build community with those who uplift you. Surround yourself with people who hold loving, conscious intentions and support your awakening.
- Open to intuitive knowing—ask your heart, your gut, your deeper self what’s next on your path. Let inspiration and inner guidance lead your health journey.
Memorable Quotes
"I began to see the difference between some people who experience their circumstance as their identity, rather than seeing it as just the condition. I realized I can author the quality of my experience independent of what's going on around me."
"Awakening is not about transformation, fixing something that's wrong. All I have to do is awaken to something that's always been present—becoming more of who I already am."
"The soul is present whether we want to call it a soul or not, and it doesn't care what we name it. Something inside each of us wants to awaken, and when we do, the power of choice becomes evident."
Connect with Russell
Website: https://russellbishop.com/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Russell_Bishop
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/russellbishop1/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/russell.bishop.718
Resources Mentioned
Gestalt Therapy Verbatim by Fritz Perls – https://amzn.to/4p2QElL
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements by Eric Hoffer – https://amzn.to/4pIMcJU
Insight Seminars – https://insightseminars.org/
W. Mitchell (Speaker, Author: "It's Not What Happens to You, It's What You Do About It") – https://wmitchell.com/
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